Warner Music Nashville’s Dan + Shay have kicked off their first-ever headlining arena trek with two sold-out shows in Nashville and another in Columbus, Ohio, selling more than 40k tickets across the three nights. Following their Saturday night show, WMN president/CEO John Esposito surprised the duo with a plaque commemorating “10,000 Hours,” which is now RIAA platinum certified.

Additionally, the Grammy-winning duo announced a $100k donation to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in response to the devastating tornadoes that hit Nashville last week along with AEG Presents, Sandbox Entertainment, CAA and Bridgestone Arena each donating a portion per ticket sales for both Nashville shows to the Foundation.

The tour picks back up Thursday in Philadelphia before a weekend down south. The 35+ date run follows their 2019 sold-out tour and includes a sold-out show at N.Y.’s Madison Square Garden. For tickets and more info, click here.

Pictured above (l-r) are WMN’s Director of A&R Rohan Kohli, EVP of A&R Scott Hendricks and Cris Lacy, SVP of Artist Development Shane Tarleton, Dan Smyers, Esposito, Shay Mooney, WMN’s SVP of Radio Kristen Williams, Sandbox Entertainment’s Jason Owen, WMN’s EVP/GM Ben Kline, Sandbox Entertainment’s Lisa Ray and WMN’s COO Matt Signore.

Photo Credit: Alan Poizner